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Recent News About Bill King LLC
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OPINION: Metro ridership gradually improving
Houston Metro recently released its year-end ridership report. It shows that total ridership marginally improved last year from 73.3 to 76.3 million boardings, a 4% increase.
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OPINION: Harris County charts plan to implement 2018 flood bond program
In 2018, in the wake of the devastating Harvey flooding, Harris County residents voted by a wide margin to approve $2.5 billion in bonds for flood improvements throughout the County.
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OPINION: Baker Institute review of HCTRA financial statements
As most of you are aware, the Center for Tax and Budget Policy at the Baker Institute, where I am a fellow, has undertaken to review the financial statements issued by various local governmental entities in the Houston region.
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OPINION: 57% of residents think Harris County is going in the wrong direction
A new poll from the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston, finds that 57% of Harris County residents believe the county is headed in the wrong direction.
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OPINION: Births in Harris County on downward trend for last decade
According to the Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics, births in Harris County reached a peak of 73,427 in 2015. After 2015, the birth rate began to decline steadily.
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OPINION: Harris County has raised property taxes by nearly 30% in the last two years
It has been widely reported by the local media that Harris County Commissioners’ Court increased taxes by 8% at their meeting on September 19.